Distributes air conditioning equipment for residential and commercial use. Distributes heating equipment, including furnaces and heat pumps. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 25.8× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 59% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 30% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 45% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $733.3M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $254.5M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 9 buys and 8 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $12.60 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 30/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 31/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, WSO sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: WSO is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (59/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.